DOTr courts India, France to fund stalled rail projects

Inquirer.net - Oct 20, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is turning to government-to-government financing to revive several long-delayed railway projects, with India and France among the countries being approached to help bankroll their development. Transport Secretary Giovanni Lopez said the DOTr was pitching projects such as the Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Long Haul and Mindanao

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